![Federal Reserve Governor: Housing finance needs fundamental reform]()
by Beixi Xu & Yemeng Yang | Jul 6, 2017 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – With a major housing finance reform bill pending in Congress, Jerome H. Powell, one of four sitting governors on the Federal Reserve Board, said Thursday that the nation is overdue for substantial changes in the mortgage market. Powell, a former...
![USDA Warns that Bee Numbers are in Decline, Pushes for Better Monitoring]()
by Eric Englert | Jul 5, 2017 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON—Native bees contribute an estimated $3.5 billion to the U.S. economy each year, but their dwindling numbers must be addressed to avoid the possible extinction of some species, Department of Agriculture officials said Wednesday. Among all native, or...
by Mengjie(Jessie) Jiang | Jul 5, 2017 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON – Too many countries are benefiting from NAFTA free tariffs because the rules setting standards for what constitutes a locally made product in the U.S., Canada and Mexico aren’t strict enough, a top United Auto Workers official said Thursday. At a three-day...
![International community not doing enough in South Sudan, specialists say]()
by Hannah Levitt | Jun 30, 2017 | Business & Tech, Featured
As millions face worsening hunger and a humanitarian threat in South Sudan, international aid workers warned Friday that governments have not taken leadership or sufficient responsibility to resolve the crisis. Specialists at a Center for Strategic & International...
by Eric Englert | Jun 29, 2017 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON-Concerned about possible Trump administration budget cuts at the Department of Agriculture, advocates argued Thursday for preserving conservation programs as part of the 2018 Farm Bill. As lawmakers consider priorities of the bill, industry analysts told...
![Housing Finance Reform should include small lenders]()
by Yemeng Yang | Jun 29, 2017 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – Housing finance reform plans aimed at ending the government conservatorship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac must take into account the needs of small lenders and increase the competence of the secondary mortgage market, several senators and banking experts...
